Thankful for our Mother Earth$0.50
This is the latest kid's treaty rights activity booklet. Follow a young Anishinaabe boy as he grows up with Anishinaabe practices and values. This edition follows manoominikewin (wild ricing) and the the work it takes to process manoomin. Help the characters prepare for ricing season while learning some Ojibwemowin along the way.

Anishinaabe Coloring & Activity Book$1.00
This 28-page coloring and activity book features line drawings of Ojibwe seasonal hunting and gathering activities, animals, fish and four pages of kid's activities.

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The teacher/parent edition includes Anishinaabe plus English translations of activities and the storybook.

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Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak storybook (Ziigwan)

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The storybook picks up where Biboon left off. Nigig finds Makwa waking up hungry from his winter sleep. Nigig takes Makwa to the sugarbush, and with the help of friends, makes syrup and maple sugar candy. They then continue to set gill nets and spear fish by torchlight.

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Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak teacher/parent (Ziigwan)

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The teacher/parent edition includes Anishinaabe plus English translations of activities and the storybook.

As a follow-up to the 1991 Casting Light Upon the Waters, the Joint Fishery Steering Committee released this report summarizing findings from the last nine years of joint assessment and fishery management activities in Wisconsin. Seventh Edition, 2013.

Metallic Mineral Mining: The Process & the Price$0.00
This booklet provides an overview of metallic mining by describing its stages and their associated environmental risks and illustrates those risks through real-life examples.

This report provides an objective statement about the rights reserved by the Ojibwe Indians, the status of the fishery resources, and the rights of the State of Wisconsin to use those resources. This report discusses how the management agencies measure the number of fish taken by the various harvest methods and the techniques used to translate those data into impacts of the harvest on the fishery resource.

Mazina'igan Supplements

Growing up Ojibwe$0.50

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A supplement to our quarterly newspaper Mazina'igan. This 20 page supplement is about Tommy Sky from the Bad River Band of Ojibwe. Like all kids Tommy spends a lot of time in school and playing sports, but he also does some special things that are part of his Ojibwe culture. This supplement takes you through spring spearing and netting, gathering and hunting with Tommy and his family. To get one free copy, email lynn@glifwc.org.

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Iskigamizigan (Sugarbush): A Sequel to Growing Up Ojibwe$0.30

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This 12 page supplement continues the story about Tommy Sky from the Bad River Band of Ojibwe. The supplement takes you through the various steps involved in the gathering and processing of ziinzibaakwadwaboo (maple sap). Included in this paper are several kid’s activities. To get one free copy, email lynn@glifwc.org.

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Ricing with Tommy Sky$0.30

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This 12-page supplement take you through the various steps involved in the gathering and processing of manoomin (wild rice). Kid's activities are included in this supplement. To get one free copy, email lynn@glifwc.org.

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Spearfishing with Tommy Sky$0.30

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This 12-page supplement takes you through the various steps involved in treaty spearfishing. Kid's activities are included in this supplement. To get one free copy, email lynn@glifwc.org.

Posters

Nenda-Noojimojig (The Ones Who Seek Healing)$2.50
The 2016 poster focuses on climate change and offering good thoughts for healing some of those most affected recently, including nigi (water), wiigwaas (birch bark), moos (moose), namegos (trout), manoomin (wild rice). We are all connected and impact on one ecosystem echoes to another. To get one free copy, email lynn@glifwc.org.

2014 Poster Gidinawemaaganinaan$2.50
This poster features ma'iingan (wolf) and illustrates the kinship, the sense of a special brotherhood and bonding, between the Anishinaabe and ma'iingan. To get one free copy, email lynn@glifwc.org.

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Ganawenim Gimaamaayinaaan (Take care of our Mother)$2.50

This poster represents our responsibility to care for the earth, the water and our co-inhabitants on the earth—all species. This responsibility relies on an acknowledgement of our dependence on the gifts of the natural world for life. The artwork is done by Wesley Ballinger. To get one free copy, email lynn@glifwc.org.

Ojibwe Journeys: Treaties, Sandy Lake, & The Waabanong Run$10.00
This book explores key events in the history of Ojibwe people in the greater Lake Superior region. Soon after Ojibwe leaders negotiated treaties withe the United States in the mid-1800s, tribal members embarked on a journey to maintain their reserved rights to natural resources. Through traditions that include distance running, spiritual living, and a growing legal prowess, Ojibwe people have struggled against formidable governments and anti-Indian groups. Ojibwe Journeys includes rare historical photos, color images and maps, an explanation of treaty rights fundamentals, and an intimate look into the lives of some Ojibwe people today.
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Where the River is Wide: Pahquahwong and the Chippewa Flowage$12.00
This book provides a look at historical events as they occurred in the Chippewa Flowage. Some events have been overlooked or forgotten as the region enjoys the benefits of the Chippewa Flowage as it is today. The book is seventy-two pages and includes black and white photos.

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Plants Used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa$22.00
This book includes a brief description of the plant and it's use, a reproduced line drawing, and a map showing approximately where each plant is distributed within the ceded territories. The abridged version is much the same but without the drawings, maps and descriptions.
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Maps

Gidakiiminaan Atlas$12.00
The Gidakiiminaan atlas is an 80-page atlas that identifies the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) names of lakes, rivers, islands, bays, and other locations in northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and east central Minnesota. Some of these are the pre-European names. Included in the atlas is a translation of the original name and a table that identifies the modern location name with the Anishinaabe name.
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Media

Non-Medicinal Plants Used by the Great Lakes Ojibwe$12.00
This CD is the result of meetings with elders from GLIFWC's 11 member tribes. The CD identifies non-medicinal uses of plants gathered by the Great Lakes Ojibwe, such as wild bergamot used as a hair rinse and conditioner, elderberry juice used as lipstick when mixed with tallow, or cattail used as a food. The CD includes the complete database of 585 pages and includes summaries that identify specific uses of plants. It also includes transcriptions of meetings with the elders, a seasonal harvest calendar, and a plant listing that includes links to photographs of most plants. There are also five video clips of elders talking about specific uses of different plants.
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Indinawemaaganidog (All My Relations)$12.00
This interactive Anishinaabe language CD identifies the names of animals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects, and plants. The CD utilizes voice links to allow the user to hear the name while viewing photographs of the species. In addition, traditional knowledge is passed along through stories in the Anishinaabe language with partial translation. This is a resource that both beginning and advanced language students can use to increase their knowledge of Anishinaabemowin
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Inaadiziwin DVD$12.00
Inaadiziwin (Way of Life) Anishinaabe Language DVD utilizes the harvesting seasons of the Ojibwe to teach the language. Developed as a language resource, the DVD identifies words and phrases that relate to the differing seasons of the Anishinaabe. The inter-active DVD also includes 12 short video clips for most of the seasons including spearing a fish through the ice and tanning a deer hide. Working with speakers and tribal harvesters, the DVD includes language lessons for spearing through the ice, sugar bush, wild rice harvesting/processing, trapping, snaring, hunting, spring spearing, gill net fishing, and hide tanning.

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Are you interested in harvesting wild foods and eating healthy, organic grains? Do you enjoy the beauty and tranquility of shallow lakes and slow moving rivers? If so, you might be interested in gathering your own wild rice. This introductory guide can help you get started.